Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras
Honduras: Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment was 13.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras, 2001–2025
Source: United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras stood at 13.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras peaked at 16.6% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2013.
Honduras ranks 42nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.0% | — |
| 2002 | 15.9% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +23.2% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 15.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 15.2% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.8% | -16.0% |
| 2024 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2025 | 13.5% | +1.6% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 13.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.9%, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 13.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.7%, 1.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.4% | 13.3% | 16.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.8% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 12.8% | 16.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More work & labour data for Honduras
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.1079 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1244 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,793 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,456 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,495 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,535 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,030 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras?
- Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment in Honduras was 13.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2005.
- What is the lowest manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2013.
- How does Honduras rank for manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment?
- Honduras ranks 42nd out of 152 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Industrial Development Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Manufacturing employment as a proportion of total employment - 13th ICLS (%).